PROHIBITIVE

prohibitive, prohibitory

(adjective) tending to discourage (especially of prices); “the price was prohibitive”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

prohibitive (comparative more prohibitive, superlative most prohibitive)

Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.

(Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner.

Noun

prohibitive (plural prohibitives)

(linguistics) negative imperative

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*hib"it*ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prohibitif.]

Definition: That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is prohibitive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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